Shloka 33
Adhyaya 18 — Arjuna Declines the Throne; Garga Directs Him to Dattatreya; The Gods Defeat the Daityas through Dattatreya’s Vision and the Movement of Lakshmi
गर्ग उवाच
एवमुक्तस्ततो देवैर्दत्तात्रेयोऽब्रवीदिदम् ।
प्रहस्य त्रिदशान् सर्वान् यद्येतद्भवतां मतम् ॥
garga uvāca
evam uktas tato devair dattātreyo ’bravīd idam |
prahasya tridaśān sarvān yady etad bhavatāṃ matam ||
Dijo Garga: Así interpelado por los dioses, Dattātreya habló del modo siguiente—sonriendo a los treinta (dioses) en conjunto: «Si en verdad ésta es vuestra intención…»
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FAQs
The smile signals mastery and freedom: the sage is not psychologically pressured by social accusations. Assistance to the devas proceeds from inner sovereignty rather than from conventional validation.
Ākhyāna (narrative) with dharma/jñāna undertone; not a core pancalakṣaṇa segment.
The ‘smile’ motif often marks līlā-like detachment: the realized one engages in worldly conflict (deva–asura) without inner agitation.